Sell ebook readers at a loss in order to encourage people buying your ebooks.
The company stopped
selling ebook readers in June 2003, and stopped selling ebooks the following month.
If
you sell an ebook reader is designed to allow Kafkaesque repossessions, you are a fool if you expect anything but Kafkaesque repossessions in their future.
Energy Sistem is small electronics company that has been
selling ebook readers since at least 2010 with the Energy Book 3050 and 4050 Touch.
That space is almost entirely owned by Amazon, which not only
sells the ebook readers but also happens to be the world's largest seller of ebook readers.
If they're just releasing this info to authors, does that mean that they're
selling an ebook reader that hasn't got any books it can read?
Clearly, the Kindle is the best -
selling eBook reader and has been since it was released several years ago.
Amazon doesn't have to do a single thing and the current Kindles will still remain the best
selling ebook readers through 2016.
Not exact matches
The
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To effectively reach the masses and connect with a large and diverse group of
readers,
eBook authors should explore all options and
sell their books in as many places as possible.
A well designed cover draws the
reader in and the blurb (
ebook) and back cover copy (print) is what
sells it.
The
ebooks sold from this store only work with the Sony
Reader.
This will allow Adobe to clip the ticket on a big chunk of the
ebooks sold if it gets the kind of support it's hoping for among ereader hardware manufacturers (Sony has already announced Digital Editions support for a future Sony
Reader), e-bookstores, publishers etc..
As Apple
sells its three millionth iPad, a round of double - digit price cuts has hit most major
ebook readers this week.
While the Kindle is still
selling strong, the
eBook reader isn't reaching the customers who want a full - fledged tablet computer that rivals the iPad 2.
«We are delighted to work with Scribd and Oyster to offer this exciting new model for
readers to find and read
eBooks, and to do so in a manner that respects the value of our authors» creative endeavors and supports our mutual goals of
selling the most possible copies of their books.»
Byliner is an industry pioneer who began
selling ebooks in 2011 by capitalizing on
readers» desires to know more than just what appeared in a 100 - word blurb on Yahoo's homepage, while still acknowledging that
readers didn't always have time to sit down with a full - length volume.
The should be focusing on making the
ebooks that they
sell be readable on the all devices, not just locked into their
reader.
The Bluefire
Reader is one of the best independent
ebook reading apps for the iPad, with its biggest
selling point being that it uses the Adobe Digital Editions DRM platform.
It gives you far higher per - book earnings than traditionally published authors are receiving (even those whose
ebooks are
selling for $ 10 +), it gives the
readers a deal when compared to most traditionally published
ebooks, and it's often considered a fair price by those who feel that digital books should cost less than the dead - tree variety since paper, ink, and shipping aren't a part of the equation.
I don't know how large their market share is, but they adopted the loss - leader idea for the
reader itself and
sell ebooks through four sites, at least.
As e-
reader sales begin to increase this holiday season — an estimated 24.5 million units
sold according to IMS Research, which is expected to double
eBook sales year over year according to the Association of American Publishers — authors have a great opportunity to capitalize on current
reader trends and increase visibility for their works to new audiences.
Raleigh, North Carolina --(November 3, 2011)- Lulu.com, the leader in self - publishing, announced today a new free pricing feature for
eBooks that enables authors to
sell their digital content to their
readers with a price tag of $ 0.00.
Everything an author needs is here — from the means to
sell your books to access to some of the newest books on the market, to submitting your
ebook to Kindle, to advertising the right way to get
readers.
Amazon has started
selling its Kindle range of
ebook readers and tablets in India today.
It is possible to see the foundations of the modern
eBook from such activity, as the necessity for reflowable text when reading on a Portable Digital Assistant (PDA) led to the formation of the Open
eBook Publication Structure (a precursor to the EPUB format) in 1999, and several portable devices such as the Game Boy Advance, PalmPilot and SoftBook had facilities for modems, allowing
readers to receive books without using a computer, often seen as one of the core
selling points of the original Kindle.
Good news for
readers, but if the mainstreams are finally bringing
eBook prices down to what Independent Authors have been
selling them at for a while, where does that leave the latter?
Resources like Lulu, the leader in self - publishing, make it easier than ever for authors to take advantage of the great opportunities
eBooks bring to
sell more books and reach more
readers — absolutely free.
Authors, writers, publishers of
eBooks, audiobooks and short texts can... A)
sell their
eBook through their author page on XinXii - without author contract - in real - time, without technical skills - with an own authorpage and online shop - enter all information such as description, tags, cover, price... - upload an
eBook in one or multiple formats: PDF, ePub, mobi, doc, xls... - high royalties per download - consolidated real - time sales reports - keeping full editorial and copyright control or B)
sell their
eBook through their author page on XinXii and additionally on major
eBook retailers - we convert
eBooks to the ePub and mobi format for free - we distribute to the leading
eBook - shops all over the world for free - we provide consolidated sales reports
Readers have... - the opportunity to discover new titles in all categories and genres - an easy access to a huge variety of content - can instantly download after purchase - have the opportunity to rate and comment on
eBooks
Sell more
ebooks in volume when they are cheaper and the
reader is free or subsidized.
Selling your own
ebooks means that you can have more than one publisher — say, a UK and a US one — and
sell on behalf of both of them, meaning that
readers anywhere in the world come to one site to buy their books, and the author takes care of figuring out which publisher gets the payment from that purchase.
You will lose at least one
reader by ceasing to
sell on Amazon.com, but I suppose you will gain the satisfaction of maintaining the
ebook pricing structure you would like.
With a direct - to -
reader ebook sales page, we'll manage the process of
selling directly to
readers for you and put all your monthly sales and royalties in one convenient location.
It has won
readers» awards and jury contests, the last one from The National Indie Excellence ® Awards (NIEA) and has
sold in the excess of 5000 copies,
ebook, paperback, and audiobook combined.
I wonder how many
readers thought ONLY
ebooks were being
sold / signed via authorgraph in that room and didn't have a clue we had actual print books sitting on our (very cramped) tables.
I can tell from first experience, even after
selling 1600 copies in a month the earning doesn't constitute a «living», especially because
readers hardly buy an
ebook priced over $ 3.99 unless you are one of the big names.
Abs Farah is the founder of Payhip, a simple platform to help authors
sell their
ebooks directly to their
readers.
I suspect they'll end up just like all those portable digital music players that plugged in like keyfobs — they'll still
sell, but the
readers that allow a fully integrated content cycle (purchase, transfer, read) will be the ones that most people buy, because for most people, they just want to purchase books in a convenient manner and not worry about how they get onto the
ebook reader.
Commencing in July 2013, Book Country will have an online bookstore as well to
sell your
eBook and for
readers to purchase
eBooks.
Should
readers of
ebooks be charged a fee that would go into a fund to subsidize bookstores that
sell print books?
audience,
eBook, Lulu, Lulu.com, reach,
readers, Self - Publishing,
sell, The Outsiders, traditionally published, write
I think the number 1 reason why
eBooks should be priced under $ 10 is that they are licensed and not
sold to
readers.
Amazon and Sony are still BOTH refusing to tell how many
eBook readers they have
sold, which is a good indicator that sales are not as hoped.
They can drop DRM,
sell ebooks directly to
readers, add or improve their subscription services, offer print - on - demand — any strategy, really, except continuing to insist that
readers must accept high prices and restricted access.
Well, we're decking the halls early at Lulu this year and slashing our industry - best 80/20 revenue split on
eBooks so you can reach more
readers,
sell more books, and earn even more revenue this holiday than ever before — tis the season right?
We've rolled out our new
eBook landing page (pictured below)-- your launchpad for reaching a whole new market of
readers and
selling more books.
Well, we're decking the halls early at Lulu this year and slashing our industry - best 80/20 revenue split on
eBooks so you can reach more
readers,
sell more
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Overdrive does have a number of major companies still supporting
ebook lending such as; Random House, HarperCollins, John Wiley, Harlequin Romance, Kensington, Perseus, Sourcebooks, Scholastic, Chronicle, among others, and hundreds of their best - selling authors strongly support and are partnering with OverDrive to build stronger connections to library eBook rea
ebook lending such as; Random House, HarperCollins, John Wiley, Harlequin Romance, Kensington, Perseus, Sourcebooks, Scholastic, Chronicle, among others, and hundreds of their best -
selling authors strongly support and are partnering with OverDrive to build stronger connections to library
eBook rea
eBook readers.
With
eBooks prices foreseeable coming down, as smaller publishing houses can
sell books cheaper than any other store, authors, and smaller publishing companies can get wider exposure which is a boon to everyone from the
reader, to the author.